IP: Memo warns against use of profiling as defense

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 15:31:51 -0400
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> From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
>
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> Memo warns against use of profiling as defense
>
> By Bill Dedman, Globe Correspondent, 10/12/2001
>
> A group of senior US intelligence specialists combatting terrorism is
> circulating a memo to American law enforcement agents worldwide
> cautioning against profiling based on race, nationality or other
> characteristics.
>
> Though the US government has identified the 19 men suspected of
> carrying out last month's hijackings and terrorist strikes as Arabs,
> the four-page memo warns that looking for a type of person who fits a
> profile of a terrorist is not as useful as looking for behavior that
> might precede another attack. It also suggests that over-reliance on
> profiles might be one of the reasons that the attacks of Sept. 11
> were not prevented.
>
> http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/285/nation/Memo_warns_against_use_of_profiling_as_defense+.shtml


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